MOUNT VERNON - It wasn't the way Cornell Coach Mike Duroe wanted to move into a break.

The Rams will have 17 days to wade in the disappointment of their latest competition.

Augustana (Ill.) won six of 10 matches, scoring scored bonus points in five, for a 27-20 win over 13th-ranked Cornell in a Midwest Conference dual Wednesday at Small Multi-Sport Center.

"We're at a pretty low point right now," Duroe said. "That's a tough way to have to go out over the break of competition.

"We just have to get better, individually and as a team."

The 19th-ranked Vikings (3-2) trailed once in the team score, posting two pins and three major decisions. Third-ranked Jacob Scholten opened with a major decision at 125 for Augustana, and 157-pounder Kevin Sundberg recorded the first pin, giving the Vikings a 13-9 lead they didn't surrender.

"We gave up a lot of bonus points and we didn't get many," Duroe said. "That's kind of the difference in the team score."

Duroe said the Rams (5-2) wrestled uninspired, despite following a ceremony honoring past and present military personnel and their families.

"I think our guys, for whatever reason, were unprepared for that kind of a fight," Duroe said. "It's on everybody - the coaching staff, athletes, training partners. We have to continue to get better as a program. The only way that is going to happen is if everybody buys into the system."

The Vikings owned a decisive 16-3 advantage in nearfall points and a 4-0 edge in riding time. Duroe praised the way the Vikings competed.

"They attacked on top," Duroe said. "It worked well for them."

Trevor Engle (149) and fourth-ranked 197-pounder Alex Coolidge were two highlights for the Rams. Engle won by fall, while Coolidge added a technical fall. Coolidge (14-2) had the Rams only nearfall points and nine of the team's 17 takedowns in his 22-7 technical fall over Jake Melik.

Engle improved to 12-3. Duroe has been pleased with his start.

"He wrestles with a lot of intensity and energy," Duroe said. "Even though he got a slow start, he's very skilled on his feet. He scored two or three takedowns before he caught the guy on his back. He continues to get better."